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Post by The Berlin Meanies on Apr 15, 2010 17:08:48 GMT 1
With his fury still going, Gottlieb gave Claire another face-full of claws with the intent to finish the job he started.
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Post by Max Heller on Apr 15, 2010 17:18:36 GMT 1
Max just hoped the girls would hold out a little longer against the barrage of attacks going their way. He ducked towards Bleeding-Pain and went for a bite, not caring what he bit as long as he bit off something. She had done enough damage already. Then he turned around and bit at Gottlieb. They were both on their last legs but since they were concentrating on Claire and Adiyah, it was up to him to take them down before they finished off the entire pack.
(Spend willpower to bite Bleeding-Pain, bite Gottlieb with rage action)
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Post by Adiyah on Apr 15, 2010 18:34:41 GMT 1
Damn, if they weren't too smart and had figured out her game. Had to give them credit for sticking to their guns and not being distracted enough. Adiyah had no choice with the attacks coming, she had to hope Claire and herself could play dodge death one more time. Max was back in the fight, so at least there was that.
She wriggled and twisted, trying to get to her feet and keep out of the way of the flying claws. Adiyah just needed a breather, for a moment, and she could at least save another of her side. If only.....
(splitting to dodge,and trying to get up, rage and will used for extra action/ignoring penalties)
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Post by Claire on Apr 15, 2010 21:35:22 GMT 1
Max was attacking the two Spirals, who in turn where concentrating on her and Adiyah. Shit although she wanted to fight she was way to injured. So she concentrated on just staying alive by dodging the attacks.
(splitting to dodge, and trying to get up, rage and will used for extra action/ignoring penalties)
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Post by Shehrazad on Apr 15, 2010 22:10:10 GMT 1
The next few seconds of the fight turned things around quickly. First, Claire swung back to evade Gottlieb, but he was too fast for her in his frenzy. He took a bite out of her arm and she succumbed to her injuries and collapsed. But for a Ragabash, Claire's rage ran strong, and it pushed her back to life, urging her to fight on. Her body had other plans, however. She drifted in and out of consciousness, the red blurs moving around in her peripheral vision. They needed to be destroyed, but she couldn't move any more.
Max weaved around Adiyah to get to Bleeding-Pain before she could take down Adiyah once and for all. Through force of will he overcame the chilling terror of Hakkaken's gifts and bit deep into her shoulder. Bleeding-Pain collapsed with a yelp of pain and returned to Lupus. She was barely conscious, and lost in the pleasure the many wounds brought her.
Ceaseless-Torment got his claws on both Max and Adiyah. Dividing his concentration between the two meant none of his attacks were particularly deadly, and Adiyah seemed determined to stay alive. His claws still caught her side, however, and dug deeply into her flesh. The word 'dodge' didn't appear to be in Max's dictionary at all, and Ceaseless-Torment's claws drew deep marks along his back.
Max was now making up for all the time he had sat out. Now he rounded on Gottlieb and ripped his throat out. There wasn't much left of him to fight back, and his bloody torn corpse landed on top of the girls and shifted down to homid.
Max rounded on Ceaseless Torment. Now it was just the two of them. But now Ceaseless-Torment heard Matthias call for the retreat. It seemed they had accomplished their mission.
That was actually very lucky. Gottlieb is dead. Claire, Adiyah and Bleeding Pain are incapacitated. Max takes 2 levels of aggravated damage and gains a rage point. Ceaseless-Torment also gains a rage point.
Initiatives and Status: Max: 2/1/3 - 11 Yvonne - cowed for 3 more turns. Torment - 14
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Post by Max Heller on Apr 15, 2010 22:27:16 GMT 1
Max stood over Adiyah's unconscious body and snarled at Ceaseless-Torment. "Stalemate," he said, struggling to speak in his Crinos form. "Your Alpha howled for retreat. I'll let you take your pack mate if you leave now."
The fact of the matter was that Max really didn't have a choice. Attacking Hakkaken's bastards was really wearing him down, and if Matthias got a chance to return he could mow them down as he retreated. It would be two against one since Yvonne couldn't fight. But he kept his glare on Ceaseless-Torment and didn't falter.
"When we meet again, I'll have your hide."
(Persuasion, abort to block if attacked)
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Post by Ceaseless-Torment on Apr 15, 2010 23:00:49 GMT 1
Ceaseless-Torment bared his fangs and growled back, "Honorable of you Gaian, to make such an answer. I had really hoped to kill your entire pack, but it seems I must make do with what I have. Next time we meet again, I will give you the chance to flee."
Ceaseless-Torment gingerly picked up Bleeding-Pain and placed her on his shoulders. He started to run, but used Adiyah's back as a starting point for his run. Hopefully the weight and force of running off her back would kill Adiyah.
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Post by Max Heller on Apr 16, 2010 9:19:15 GMT 1
((Will spend a willpower point to change my action to block him from reaching Adiyah. I did say before I'm standing over her.))
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Post by Shehrazad on Apr 16, 2010 9:46:37 GMT 1
Much to Max and Yvonne's relief, Ceaseless Torment had no intention of disobeying direct orders. He grabbed his Lupus pack mate and ran off. He was the least hurt of the fighters, and therefore had no problem supporting her weight and running at the same time.
Max and Yvonne both had a few seconds before Matthias came exploding out of the shroud. He wasn't coming straight for them, but seemed to be heading in the general direction that Ceaseless Torment had gone in. A smaller, whiter Crinos was on his tail, and catching up fast.
Initiatives: Matthias - 10.7 Anna: 0/1/3 - 11 Max: 2/1/2 - 10.3
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Post by Max Heller on Apr 16, 2010 15:26:48 GMT 1
"Get them somewhere safe," Max said. "Then join me."
He then took off towards Matthias, snarling at him as he ran, hoping to divert his attention from the kid. You're mine.
(Snarl of precedence, attack with rage if I get close enough)
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Post by The Berlin Meanies on Apr 16, 2010 17:21:26 GMT 1
Matthias kept running onward, but left two parting gifts for the pair chasing him. Both though were aimed at the little girl who wasn't fit to stay with the Gaians. She would fall by his claws.
(Run, rage to claw, rage to claw)
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Post by Anna on Apr 16, 2010 17:42:23 GMT 1
Anna continued to run and when she got close enough, she bit into Matthias' as quickly as she could before he got a chance to retaliate. She ignored Max's snarl. She didn't care who killed him as long as he died.
(Split action and spend will on the second. Bite twice.)
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Post by Shehrazad on Apr 16, 2010 18:26:22 GMT 1
Anna finally caught up and took a bite out of Matthias hind leg. Her triumph was short-lived, however, and turned around and slashed her chest open with one swipe of his razor sharp claws. She coughed up blood and gasped for breath. He could have finished her off, but then the boy might have gotten his attacks in, and he had already shown that he could fight. At the last second he turned his claw on Max instead. Max stood his ground and blocked the incoming attack, but Matthias strength far exceeded his own, and his claw tore through his arm.
Matthias had a clear escape. Even if they pursued they were more injured than him and wouldn't keep up for long.
That went badly. Anna takes 6 levels of aggravated damage and is stunned - collapsed lung. Max takes 2 levels of aggravated damage.
Initiatives (if you choose to pursue) Anna: 0/1/2 - 12 Max: 1/1/2 - 9
Matthias - 14
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Post by Max Heller on Apr 17, 2010 12:52:16 GMT 1
Max slowed down and stopped his pursuit. From the looks of it the kid wasn't going to keep up and he was pretty worn down himself. Besides, he didn't want to abandon his pack with just Yvonne. They were going to have to cut their loses and move on. He kept an eye on Anna to make sure she didn't decide to pursue in her state. Fenrir were kind of crazy that way.
(Won't pursue.)
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Post by Anna on Apr 17, 2010 12:56:05 GMT 1
(I should regain rage for that hit. And visage of fenris is still active.)
By the time Anna recovered from that, Matthias was already running off. She followed another few steps before she gave up. She would never catch up like this, and even if she did he would likely kill her.
"Afraid to take a hit?" she snarled at Max in the mother's tongue. It was a little hard to breathe and that made it a little hard to talk, but she managed to snarl anyway. "We had him cold! We could've finished this!"
She was pissed off that he had escaped again and that for all his snarling and posturing, Max had done nothing to stop it.
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